Patient's question:
I feel unwell physically, experiencing symptoms of frequent urination and urgency. Through understanding, it is possible that I may have benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). What are the main causes of this condition, how should it be treated, and can it be cured?Doctor's answer:
The prostate is an organ that is highly resistant to androgen growth. As age gradually decreases, under the sustained effect of androgens produced by functional testes, the prostate also shrinks. Although the content of dihydrotestosterone in the benign prostatic hyperplasia group is not lower than that in the normal prostate group, with increasing age, testosterone levels in peripheral blood gradually decrease, while dihydrotestosterone and androgen receptors in the prostate remain at high levels. Unlike other androgen-dependent tissues, the prostate is an organ that maintains its cellular growth throughout life in response to androgens.